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“dog”是“狗”
“breakfast”是早餐
那“a dog's breakfast”是“狗的早餐”?
狗聽(tīng)了都搖頭。
a dog's breakfast是一句英文俚語(yǔ),指的是無(wú)序、混亂、雜亂無(wú)章的事物或局面。這個(gè)短語(yǔ)一般用來(lái)形容一項(xiàng)任務(wù)或計(jì)劃失敗,或者用來(lái)批評(píng)某個(gè)人的工作質(zhì)量低劣,毫無(wú)條理。
舉個(gè)例子:
1. The report I received was a dog's breakfast - it was completely unintelligible.
(我收到的報(bào)告一片混亂——完全無(wú)法理解。)
2. After the company was acquired, the management team made a dog's breakfast of the transition process.
(公司被收購(gòu)后,管理團(tuán)隊(duì)將過(guò)渡搞的一團(tuán)糟。)
3. I tried to fix the computer problem myself, but I just made it into a dog's breakfast.
(我試著自己修復(fù)電腦問(wèn)題,但結(jié)果讓它變得混亂不堪。)
4. The contractors left the job site looking like a dog's breakfast - tools and debris everywhere.
(承包商把工地弄的一片狼藉,到處都是工具和垃圾。)
這個(gè)俚語(yǔ)的來(lái)源已經(jīng)無(wú)從考證,但據(jù)說(shuō)它最初可能是出現(xiàn)在英國(guó)軍隊(duì)中,用于形容早餐食物被狗吃了的情況。隨著時(shí)間的推移,這個(gè)短語(yǔ)被引申為指任何一種混亂的狀態(tài)。
還有什么狗狗相關(guān)的俚語(yǔ)嗎?
一起來(lái)看看吧!
1. Dog's life: 指的是艱苦的、單調(diào)乏味、悲慘的生活,或指某個(gè)人或動(dòng)物受到虐待、被迫過(guò)著不幸的生活。
例句:
The poor stray dog has been living a dog's life on the streets for months now.
(這只可憐的流浪狗已經(jīng)在街上度過(guò)了幾個(gè)月的艱苦生活。)
His boss treats him so badly - it's like he's living a dog's life.
(他的老板對(duì)他如此囂張,就像他過(guò)著艱苦的生活。)
2. Go to the dogs: 意思是變壞、衰敗或毀滅。
例句:
This town has really gone to the dogs since the factory closed down.
(自從工廠倒閉以來(lái),這個(gè)城鎮(zhèn)真是越來(lái)越?jīng)]落了。)
If we don't start paying attention to our finances, our business will go to the dogs.
(如果我們不開(kāi)始重視我們的財(cái)務(wù),我們的業(yè)務(wù)將走向沒(méi)落。)
3. Sick as a dog: 意思是非常生病或者暈船,病得很嚴(yán)重。
例句:
I can't come to work today, I'm sick as a dog.
(我今天不能來(lái)上班,我病得厲害。)
After that boat ride, I felt sick as a dog for hours.
(那次劃船后,我暈船了好幾個(gè)小時(shí)。)
4. Bark up the wrong tree: 意思是捕風(fēng)捉影,錯(cuò)怪了人,或者試圖尋找答案的方法錯(cuò)了。
例句:
You're barking up the wrong tree if you think I had anything to do with the missing money.
(如果你認(rèn)為我與失蹤的錢(qián)有關(guān),那么你就是在錯(cuò)誤的方向上尋找答案。)
If you're looking for guitar lessons, you're barking up the wrong tree - I'm a pianist.
(如果你正在尋找吉他課,那么你就找錯(cuò)人了。我是個(gè)鋼琴家。)
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